And I actually even went to Kew Gardens in London and spent about four and a half, five days at Kew Gardens looking at them, not just looking at the place, but asking, you know, I mean, the big thing is what have you done, right, what have you done… Read More
And what, what they’ve done wrong is probably more important. Read More
So that’s when you, you know, that’s when you take a little money along and take the staff that actually run the place, take them out to dinner, feed them a couple of beers or a couple of stiff drinks and say, you know, what would you sell your soul… Read More
There’s absolutely no chance that you’ll ever get it done and fulfill it. We have managed a new project, a major new project. I’m thinking back, you know, in the course of, you know, being director, I think we did about 19 major projects and about 18 smaller projects in,… Read More
The good thing about a local architect is I got to live in the same town with you and that project forever. So they will listen to you. And we’ve kind of developed a philosophy over the years. And in the early, early time, we did it as a kind… Read More
Can you take us kind of through a step-by-step process that you have developed to go through when you first start to consider a project?… Read More
Do you have 10 projects lined up, or you think of one at a time?… Read More
And then how do you start going from your vision and how do you get that vision to, you know, people walk through the door?… Read More
Well, I think in, you know, when you talk about exhibits and exhibit designs and, and what exhibits to build next and all, one of the things that I’m absolutely against other than maybe an a, an overall direction and design is, is the quote unquote traditional master plan, because… Read More
You’re simply support them and urge them on. And basically, you know, all of this that Marge is doing is not because I, you know, or we or somebody said, hey, you need to go to Madagascar and, and get into preserving orchids. We’re just kind of getting out of… Read More
You’ve said that the conceptualization, design implementation of successful exhibits management facilities or programs for the benefit of animals, visitor staff are among the most challenging, and at the same time, most rewarding, fun things that a zoo director gets to do?… Read More
Absolutely, I mean. Read More
Well, it’s one of those things that if you’d asked me 30 years ago, if we’d been involved with a rare plant lab, I was said no way. Or if you’d asked, you know, 30 years ago, if we’d ever be involved in reforestation or, or some of these other,… Read More
I didn’t even, at that time, I didn’t even know an orchid grew in Nebraska. And actually it turns out we’ve got three species of orchids in Nebraska. (chuckling) Who knew. All terrestrial. And so Marge agreed to volunteer and help us put together our orchid program and talked about,… Read More
And so she kind of said, is there a, possibly a place at the zoo where I could do some work and help the guys in Iowa and they’ll pay for it?… Read More
And I said, well, if they’re paying for it fine. And so we found a little space that we could kind of cordon off down in the basement of the Mutual building and built her a little bitty lab down there and kinda kept her in a little mushroom hold… Read More
What is it?… Read More
How did it start?… Read More
And why did you decide it should be at the Omaha Zoo?… Read More
You’re spending how much money in Madagascar, you know. But it’s, you know, it’s productive. Read More